- Abstract:
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BACKGROUND: In many countries emergency departments (EDs) are facing an increase in demand for services, long-waits and severe crowding. One response to mitigate overcrowding has been to provide primary care services alongside or within hospital EDs for patients with non-urgent problems. It is not known, however, how this impacts the quality of patient care, the utilisation of hospital resources, or if it is cost-effective. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of locating primary care professio...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- CD002097
- Publication date:
- 2012
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1469-493X
- ISSN:
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1469-493X
- URN:
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uuid:f8bb9c4d-505b-4645-aafc-da430ac533cd
- Source identifiers:
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363846
- Local pid:
- pubs:363846
- Copyright date:
- 2012
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Primary care professionals providing non-urgent care in hospital emergency departments.
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